Paul Dergarabedian Quotes (115 Quotes)

Generally speaking, you're looking at a 10-year commitment from an actor, and for their career to almost forever be associated with this role.

This is a film that builds through word of mouth and critical acclaim. People want to see what all the fuss is about.

Especially the younger people (who) are used to, 'I can plug in my video game and play it now,' 'I can download music and hear it now,' 'I can take my iPod with me and listen to it wherever and whenever I want.' Going to the movies requires that you're on a time frame and in a location that's dictated by someone else.

There's something cinematic about sports movies, ... They're easy to pitch. You always have a winner, usually an underdog, and a loser. You don't need a lot of special effects.

The movies didn't inspire people as much as they did last year. People are being more careful about how they spend their discretionary income with gas at 3 a gallon.

Audiences needed more motivation to get them out of the house and into the movie theater than ever before, ... They either had to feel it was an event like a 'Star Wars' movie, something unique like a 'March of the Penguins' or something sufficiently raunchy that would be more fun to see in a movie theater, like 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin' or 'Wedding Crashers.'

I think it will be a while before audiences are really excited about seeing movies related to, let's say, terrorism, or battling terrorism.

Forty-year-old virgins everywhere are celebrating the No. 1 opening of their hero.

A couple of years ago it was 'sequel, sequel, sequel,' ... I think Hollywood is erring on the side of caution by thinking that a concept that has proven to be successful can be a way to hedge its bets and take out some of the risk.

Concerns like this can apply to any movie with violence, though 'Get Rich' may get a little more scrutiny because of the reputation of the star, ... But all this does, really, is serve to create a mythology around the movie. It may create a mystique around it and make it a success, similar to 50 Cent's musical persona.

It's a two-fold process It's the product, which the studios supply, and it's the in-theater experience, which the theater owners supply. And both of those have to be top-notch.

It gave people a way to discover these movies rather than the traditional marketing that is thrown their way. Hey, whatever gets 'em in the theater, I'm sure the studio doesn't mind.

We've never needed two films like this more than we do now. It's the knockout punch that Hollywood needs.

Family films and horror films are the most consistently performing genres at the box office, and there really is a lot of choice out there for both right now.

The very strong marketing campaign will produce some strong numbers this weekend.

With the box office dwindling, all this is seen as another nail in the coffin. Theater owners are afraid once you start releasing films this way (simultaneously in other formats), all movies could go this way. That would put their business in jeopardy.

You see this type of buzz for movies like 'Star Wars,' 'Lord of the Rings,' typical big blockbusters. But for a film that's a very high concept horror film with a solid cast, it's unusual.

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Moviegoers have so many more options today that the movie-going experience has to be better than ever. It's no longer just about the movie -- it's more about the total experience.

In the past, movies like 'Bachelor Party' would come and go, and 'American Pie' did well, but right now a huge part of it is this group of very talented actors,

I think that's the problem with those shrinking video windows, and that can affect any summer as long as those video windows are shorter and shorter, it's going to cause a lot of worry on the part of theater owners.

Mary' was a really strong holdover, ... It only dropped 8 percent from last week. That's tremendous, considering the amount of competition there is. Word of mouth boosted that film big.

The Potter franchise is just irresistible to moviegoers. The combination of the Potter books and the love audiences have for the movies conspired a big opening weekend.

This was a good kickoff to what I think will be a pretty good run leading up to summer.

What Maya is doing here is a good idea, ... If Mr. Esparza can pack them in, bring in the audience, it's good for the industry. I think it's these visionaries that are ultimately going to help the industry and save the day by taking the risks and spending the money, and I think audiences will respond.

I don't think you can fault the marketing because everyone knew the movie was coming out. But when time and bad reviews conspire against you, it's hard to make a dent in the marketplace.

It's night and day from where we were last year.

I think people need a really strong reason to go to the movies and to pay the 10 bucks per person and to go out of the house and take that leap of faith, and 'March of the Penguins' certainly was unique and made it worthwhile to go out to the movie theater.

There were lines around the block for the latest book, The Half-Blood Prince. I expect no different for this Harry Potter movie.

It's a respectable opening. You can't underestimate the following that Terry Gilliam has. Whether the movie was delayed for a year or two, people just want to see what he's going to put on the screen. Having a name like Matt Damon doesn't hurt, either.

This is the perfect test to gauge the faith-based audience. You can't underestimate this market. The usual rules don't apply (to churchgoing audiences) because they can rally a crowd quickly.

There seems to be a new benchmark in terms of what we call a blockbuster, ... This year, by the end of the year, we'll wind up with about 17 films over 100 million. But the key to this year's success is that we have five films that have gone beyond 200 million. That's never happened before.

Certain movie genres are more about the marketing. The influence that a review has on a movie depends on the type and who the target audience is. While positive reviews for certain genres don't affect the box office, a negative review might. Studios weigh the risk versus reward and in some cases are willing to just let the public decide.

No one had any idea it would do this kind of business.

It's an amazing run. Nobody ever thought this would have a chance of challenging 'Fahrenheit.

Audiences are obviously in the mood for some light-hearted films.

Love and loss are two emotions that everyone can relate to, and that's why these movies really pull at our heartstrings.

This is right on the money in terms of animated openings. This debut on 'Chicken Little' says they can do it, and they can bring in an audience.

This is one of those save-the-day kinds of movies,

There are these cycles in Hollywood. Part of that is once there's one success, everyone tries to emulate the success,

Great marketing a perfect family film perfect timing with no competition for a family film.

The Super Bowl is one of those television events like the Academy Awards that really dominates and monopolizes the audience.

Out of 400 or 450 movies released every year, maybe 300 are independent films, ... The only ones you hear about are the breakouts. They don't all make money. Most don't, even if they only have a 1 million budget. If you break even you're doing great.

It's becoming more challenging to get people in the theater. When word out of mouth on a movie is not strong, that hurts. But the summer of 2006 is looking good. Hopefully Hollywood will be back on track.

The bigger the star, the higher profile anything associated with that movie becomes. Because they have major actors in them, any movement or delay becomes exaggerated. It brings attention to any potential or perceived problems the movie may have.

There's sort of a box-office boom right now, which is good news heading into summer.

The pressure is on, ... This holiday season is being held to a high standard in terms of quality, because we always need that quality, and in terms of the box office.

There can be lots of reasons for a film's delay.

It's a battle of the holiday blockbusters. It was very close for the No. 1 position.

Anything that goes out of control with the marketing machine of a movie can cause a problem. The way audiences often get wind of it is when there's a trailer or posters in theaters, and suddenly the movies are gone.